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From left to right: Dong Lee, Lee Jin-wook, Larisa Manobal Netflix has officially pulled back the curtain on Tygo, the latest installment in the Extraction Universe. This series is starting to take Korean action movies in a sharp and powerful direction. Dong Lee will appear as the title character, and he will be joined by Lee Jin-wook and Larisa “LISA” Manobal, making this a distinctly Korean chapter in the series that has previously featured Chris Hemsworth as the two action characters. A new corner of the Extraction universe – with the heartbeat of Korea Extraction films have carved out a…
Apple TV+ Apple TV has officially ordered a third season of Platonic, with Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne still on board for midlife mishaps, emotional damage control, and highly questionable decision-making. The renewal follows the Season 2 finale, which aired on October 1st, and concluded its second chapter with a 100% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes (Season 1 held a 93%). Apple embroiled in yet another midlife turmoil Throughout its first two seasons, Platonic follows former best friends Will (Rogen) and Sylvia (Byrne) who reunite in their 40s and quickly dispel any illusions that adulthood equals stability. Season 2…
“Mortal Kombat” Carrie = Hiroyuki Tagawa (left) and “The Man in the High Castle” (right) Japanese American actor Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa has passed away. Its presence may make the supporting characters something to remember on the way home from the movie theater. The “Mortal Kombat” and “The Man in the High Castle” star died Thursday in Santa Barbara of complications from a stroke. He was 75 years old. From Tokyo to Oscar-winning blockbuster Born in Tokyo to a military family, Tagawa spent his childhood moving around the country until his family finally settled in the United States. He attended high…
HBO Max has released the final official trailer for its upcoming original half-hour drama series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which transports us back to Westeros for smaller, dastardly adventures led by a towering wannabe knight and his secret bald retinue. It’s warmer, lighter, and more companion-driven than recent entries in the series, but it’s still very much a Westeros story. Watch the trailer above and read more. A new Westeros story with a completely different tone Set nearly a century before the events of Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms follows Tall Ser Duncan –…
Focus Features has released the first teaser trailer for writer/director Currie Barker’s upcoming Blumhouse horror film Obsession. There are no montages or jump scare reels, just one man making a phone call, regretting the wish he made, and looking for a way to tweak it. Watch the teaser above and read more below. A wish that can’t be reversed The teaser shows protagonist Bear (played by Michael Johnston) sitting alone behind the wheel at night, visibly rattled, waiting in a customer service line for a mysterious wish-granting product. He asks, almost apologetically, if there’s room for tweaking in the deal…
Netflix owning Warner Bros. and HBO Max is more than just a streaming story. That’s a movie story. Netflix stands to acquire one of Hollywood’s last major studios in an $82.7 billion deal, suddenly putting the future of theatrical releases in doubt. Depending on who you ask, this is either a new era of opportunity or the beginning of a very long and very worrying decline for movie theaters. Netflix promises ‘no opposition’ to theatrical release…for now One of the biggest questions after this announcement was simple. Will Netflix actually keep showing Warner Bros. movies in theaters? Ted Sarandos says…
News that’s shocking Hollywood and the streaming world is that Netflix is acquiring Warner Bros. and HBO Max, but this is far from just a media deal. This is a power grab that could reshape what we watch, how we watch it, and who succeeds. The $82.7 billion deal, announced on December 5, 2025, will see Netflix swallow Warner Bros., HBO, and HBO Max, combining Netflix’s global streaming power with one of Hollywood’s oldest studios and libraries. If it ends, it’s the moment when the streaming wars stop feeling like a war and start to look like the final stages…
Netflix miniseries Apple Cider Vinegar has secured a whopping 20 nominations for the 2026 AACTA Awards, while Danny and Michael Phillipou’s sophomore feature Bring Her Back is the frontrunner in film with 16 nods. AACTA announced the majority of nominees today ahead of February’s ceremonies on the Gold Coast, with the International Award and VFX nominations to be unveiled later this month. Round two voting, to determine the winners, is open now. Other strong hopefuls in television include The Newsreader (12 nominations) and Mystery Road Origin (11 nominations), each now some of the most consistently awarded Australian dramas of the past…
Screen Canberra has launched a new Screen Fund to support gaming and direct-to-viewer projects for the first time, offering more generous spending requirements and introducing non-recoverable grants. The fund, announced today, lowers local spending standards for film and television productions seeking grants of up to $300,000, moving from the previous 1:7 loan or equity investment model to a more accessible 1:4 ratio (i.e., every $1 in funding requires $4 in eligible ACT spending). Large projects will continue to be evaluated on capital terms. Under the new system, development funding is no longer supported, although early stage development funding remains available…
The first official trailer for the horror-comedy sequel Ready or Not 2: Here I Come has been released, taking Samara Weaving’s Grace straight from the flames of its predecessor and into an even more sordid tale of rich people nonsense. The new chapter wastes no time picking up where she left off, hurt, furious, and somehow still alive, but the game is even bigger, weirder, and loaded with fresh faces ready to kill you as soon as you see the Bride. Watch the trailer above and read more below. A new level of nightmare In the sequel, Grace is dropped…